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A member asked:
Its been 6days since my extraction and not once have i smoked when will i be able to start smoking again? very aggravating..
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Not sure: Not sure what was extracted. But you since you've not smoked for six days, maybe this is a good chance to make a clean break from smoking!
Answered 10/24/2012
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